Bitcoin Recovers From $95K Dip, Ethereum, Dogecoin Fall Ahead Of Thanksgiving Holiday: BTC Is ‘Crossing The Rubicon,’ Says Expert

Bitcoin recovered strongly from its morning fall as cryptocurrency investors prepared for Thanksgiving.

Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 7:45 p.m. ET)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) -0.05% $97,873.88
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               
-1.93% $3,349.58
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)           -3.03% $0.4231

What Happened: The leading cryptocurrency fell below $96,000 during the afternoon, only to recover losses as the evening progressed.

On Friday, the asset nearly reached the record $100,000 level before stalling due to a strong pushback from the bears.

Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, failed to replicate its senior token’s comeback, ending the 24-hour period down by nearly 2%.

The sharp correction caused mayhem in the cryptocurrency derivatives market, with over $511 million getting liquidated in the last 24 hours. About $380 million in leveraged long bets were wiped out.

Bitcoin’s Open Interest (OI) dropped marginally by 0.20%, while the number of short positions for the coin surged dramatically against …

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